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Bristol punkx The Run Up Announce Japan Tour!

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The Run Up who have a reputation for constantly touring have announced their first tour of 2020 and Japan is their destination.

Their latest record ‘In Motion’ came out in October  via Gunner Records / Real Ghost Records / La Escalera / Swamp Cabbage before their USA and European tours and the band look to continue to play even more in 2020.

‘In Motion’ made it into a lot of top Album of The Year and they will carry on their tradition of blowing people away with their live performance.

Stay upto date with the band as we are sure they will have more tour news soon.

https://www.therunupuk.com
https://www.facebook.com/therunupuk
https://www.instagram.com/therunupuk

 

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Bandaid Brigade (Zach Quinn of PEARS and Brian Wahlstrom of Scorpios, Gods Of Mount Olympus) Releasing Debut Full-Length ‘I’m Separate’ on January 21, 2019!

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Bandaid Brigade the musical project of Zach Quinn (PEARS), Brian Wahlstrom (Scorpios, Gods of Mount Olympus) and friends Paul Rucker (Armchair Martian, Street Dogs, Drag The River) and Chris Fogal (The Gamits) will release their debut album ‘I’m Separate’ on January 21, 2020.

Recorded at Black in Bluhm Studios in Denver, CO, and co-produced with Fogal, the album finds the members of Bandaid Brigade stretching beyond their collective punk roots with ambitious songwriting, polished arrangements, and a throwback sound that draws some detectable influences from early progressive rock, a heady mix of Springsteen’s attitude, Elton John’s artistic balladry, and classic pop-rock disco grooves echoing ABBA and Earth Wind & Fire.

Bandaid Brigade says: “It’s quite possible that this is the best album ever made. We hope you like it as much as we think you think we think we do.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaY-4bQarrk&feature=youtu.be

“I’m Separate” Track Listing:

1. Everything

2. Travel Light

3. Attila

4. Stay Busy

5. Treat Me Like A Christmas Tree

6. Losing Light

7. I Think it’s Going to Rain Today

8. Holding Steady

9. Break the Grid

10. Nothing Matters

11. Nothing

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‘The First Tour’- West Coast

1/9/2020 Santa Cruz // The Crepe Place

1/10/2020 San Francisco // Bottom of the Hill

1/11/2020 Reno // Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor

1/12/2020 Portland // High Water Mark Lounge

1/14/2020 Seattle // Funhouse

1/16/2020 Sacramento // The Press Club

1/17/2020 Las Vegas // Evel Pie

1/18/2020 San Diego // Acid Vault

UK / Europe Tour (more dates TBA)

1/29/2020 Surrey // The London Stone

1/30/2020 Leeds (UK) // Wharf Chambers

1/31/2020 Edinburg (UK) // Banshee Labyrinth

2/1/2020 Dundee (UK) // Red Apples

2/2/2020 Stafford (UK) // Red Rum

2/3/2020 Exeter (UK) // The Cavern

2/4/2020 London // New Cross Inn

2/5/2020 Canterbury (UK) // Lady Luck Bar

2/6/2020 Paris (FR) Venue TBD

2/7/2020 Mechelen (BE) // De Club

2/8/2020 Lennestadt (D) @ OT Grevenbrück

2/9/2020 Solothurn (CH) // Kofmehl

2/10/2020 Zurich (CH) // Hafenkneipe

2/11/2020 TBD

2/12/2020 Weinerstadt (AT) Triebwerk

2/13/2020 Linz (AT)// Sputnik

2/14/2020 Zwiezel (DE) // Jugendcafé

2/15/2020 Saarbrücken (DE) // Devils Place

Bandaid Brigade is:

Zach Quinn – Guitar, Bass, Vocals

Brian Wahlstrom – Keys, Vocals

Paul Rucker – Drums

Chris Fogal – Guitar

Guests:

Saxophone – Joe Cardillo

Cello – Lief Sjostrom

Violin – Olivia Shaw

Vocals – Sandi King

Zach Quinn made his name fronting critically acclaimed New Orleans-based hardcore punk band PEARS. Brian Wahlstrom is a classically trained opera singer and pianist whose touring and recording career is rooted firmly in punk rock and has included frequent collaborations with Joey Cape (Lagwagon).

Quinn and Wahlstrom connected on a tour produced by Cape’s label One Week Records, which brings artists into a high energy, week long write-arrange-record process that culminates in a completed album and follow-up touring. The pairing fully leverages the combination of Quinn’s raw edge, Wahlstrom’s finesse, and the lyrical power of dual songwriters.

Website: https://bandaid-brigade.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/bandaidbrigadeband

Instagram: www.instagram.com/band_aid_brigade

Spotify: https://sptfy.com/4Es6

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/album/id/1469413711

 

Reviews, Various

(review) Hostile Omish-XXX(Jib Machine Records)

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Hostile Omish are Ohio punk legends and they are celebrating thirty years in the scene. This is my bad that I never heard of them prior to this record. But, now I am glad that I corrected this mistake. This new record out with Jib Machine Records is their first one with new material in thirteen years and the record contains nineteen songs. The band describes themselves as barncore punk hehe, nice one indeed! The music of Hostile Omish is energetic, fast paced hardcore punk with a lot of melody and still remaining harsh enough to be enjoyed also by the punks who are not too fond of melodic skatepunk. Harley Girl is the right example of how this band sound, no wonder they chose that one to be single off the album. The song structures are way different in some songs, making this material really interesting for listening with no fillers on the record. The vocals are just right, neither too harsh, nor too melodic for the music. The lyrics are pretty cheesy and funny with song titles I Sat On My Nuts, Superhero In My Underwear or Snake being highlights for me. This is a really great band!

https://jibdigital.bandcamp.com/